Bay Bridge ramps reopen after chase, crash, fire

Updated 7:48 am, Tuesday, July 29, 2014

(07-28) 23:23 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Two Bay Bridge connector ramps from westbound Interstate 80 in Oakland have reopened after being shut down following a police chase that ended in a car crash and fire, according to the California Highway Patrol.

As of about 10 p.m., both lanes on the southbound Interstate 880 ramp and one of two lanes on the westbound Interstate 580 ramp had been reopened, said CHP Deputy Damian Cistaro.

A CHP pursuit around 8:30 p.m. culminated in a crash of the suspect's vehicle and fire that closed the ramps, Cistaro said. One man was arrested at the scene.

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